Chapter 416 Decision

Discussions began in the court of Qi State, and the strategy of "purchasing" Houxia proposed by He Zhiguo was first determined.

But then there is a question, Houxia now includes half of Nanyang County, should I buy this?

Looking at the current situation, Nanyang County has obviously been included in Anyang's sphere of influence.

Taiwei Li Hui, who hadn't spoken much, said, "Then wait a little longer, after Anyang almost captures Nanyang County, we will discuss the purchase with Houxia.

Nanyang County cannot be moved, it has become Anyang's private land. Not to mention Anyang, those businessmen who want to acquire a territory in Nanyang County have already gone crazy.

According to information obtained by the military, in the past two months, merchants and mercenaries in Anyang have imported arms worth 12 million taels of gold to Nanyang County.

Therefore, Nanyang County cannot move.

And if Houxia loses Nanyang County, it means losing the last hope. It will be much easier for us to negotiate and buy, and we can even take over the talents of Houxia.

When we bought Houxia, we just made a statement to Anyang and Tianxia, ​​and that was enough. "

"So, it is estimated that 3 million taels of gold is enough." He Zhiguo finally came to this conclusion.

"Okay then, I'll leave this matter to the Prime Minister." Emperor Liu once again handed over the affairs of Houxia to Prime Minister He Zhiguo.

He Zhiguo stood up quickly, "The task must be completed."

Yes, the mission must be completed. If it fails again, Prime Minister He Zhiguo will probably abdicate.

The next moment, Emperor Cai turned to the Taiwei: "Li Hui, the war in the west is starting, I, I only give you three months!"

"Yes!" The Taiwei took the military talisman and imperial decree, and strode away from the palace. A four-engine propeller plane, which had been prepared a long time ago, was ready to go.

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At the same time, in the west of Qi State, the 500,000 fully armed and equipped army has made final preparations, and will rush out of the border only after receiving the final imperial edict.

Different from the situation on the east coast of Yingzhou, Qi State moved inwards to the area near the middle of Yingzhou. Due to the complicated situation, large and small countries fought openly and secretly, and ancient sect forces counterattacked, etc., it was very chaotic here. There are big countries that are thousands of miles wide; there are also small countries that are only a few thousand miles away, barely considered a country.

And in the west and southwest of Qi State, there are three small countries: Rong State, Huang State, and Baishan State. The combined area of ​​the three countries is less than half of Qi State. And Qi's strategy is to attack with a large army, defeat the three countries in one fell swoop, and stop, digest and consolidate the new border before the rest of the countries react.

In three months, three countries must be wiped out before Anyang sells the generals to the three countries!

It should be said that a third of the reason for this war was that Anyang forced him to do so.

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This night, many things are destined to happen.

More than 300,000 miles away, in the center of Yingzhou, there is an endless mountain range, with towering peaks row upon row. This is the largest mountain range in Yingzhou, the Lingxiao Mountains. The mountains stretch from north to south and stretch for thousands of miles.

In the northern half of the mountain range, there is "Zhengtian Mengwei", one of the righteous way alliances in Yingzhou, located on Dutian Peak; in the southern half of the mountain range, there is the magic alliance "Sun and Moon Boundless", located on Sun Moon Peak.

To the east of the mountains are the two largest countries in Yingzhou, Zhao State in the north and Wei State in the south. Located in the center of Yingzhou.

To the west of the mountains are several smaller countries. These countries rely on the Lingxiao Mountains to defend Zhao and Wei. This balance has lasted for nearly ten thousand years.

But tonight, over the Lingxiao Mountains, at an altitude of more than 30,000 meters, a unique battle is going on, and two supersonic planes are fighting.

The words "Sun and Moon Boundless" are sprayed on one plane; the words "Zheng Tian Meng Wei" are sprayed on the other plane.

These two supersonic aircraft are naturally one of the arms auctioned by Anyang. At that time, Anyang auctioned two subsonic aircraft and three supersonic aircraft.

Among them, Sun Moon Wujiang and Zhengtian Mengwei each captured a supersonic plane; and Ji Daozong and Xi Chu Kingdom jointly photographed another supersonic plane.

The supersonic plane photographed by Ji Dao Zong and Xi Chu State was driven by Wen Xiaowei to fly back to Ji Dao Zong for research.

The supersonic planes of Sun Moon Wujiang and Zhengtian Mengwei were piloted by Xuan Mingzi and Xuanzhen Taoist respectively, and flew directly back to the Lingxiao Mountains.

Of course, the fuel carried by the plane itself can’t fly more than 300,000 miles, but it doesn’t matter, Xuan Mingzi and Taoist Xuanzhen are both masters of the transformation stage, and they are both deputy leaders of the alliance of righteousness and evil, of course they have storage in their hands equipment. Therefore, they also purchased more than 3,000 tons of fuel oil and millions of 30mm cannon bullets used by aircraft.

On the plane sold by Anyang, the cannon was retained.

Let’s talk about Xuan Mingzi, as an old monster in the transformation stage, after reading the manual, he can fly the plane with a little fiddling, and then fly back to the boundless sun and moon in one breath.

It took only five days to fly 300,000 miles. This speed made Xuan Mingzi feel the "power of industry" while enjoying himself. And this is another purpose of Li Xian's auction of supersonic aircraft.

After returning to Sun Moon Borderless, magic masters came to study this supersonic aircraft together, and everyone was amazed!

The entire aircraft is a magic weapon, all materials are made of steel containing 5% black iron, and even the fuel contains liquid aura additives.

Everyone was amazed by the complex structure and exquisite design of the aircraft, especially the structure of the engine, the seemingly chaotic wires and formations.

Afterwards, everyone with itchy hands took turns to fly the plane to experience this expensive machine. The starting price of the plane is 50 million taels of gold, and the transaction price is more than 60 million taels; plus fuel, machine gun bullets, etc., it exceeds 80 million taels of gold.

The supersonic plane is very cool, really cool, especially the explosion sound when it breaks through the sound barrier, which makes these masters never tire of it.

A few days passed in a blink of an eye, and Wu Yazi, the head teacher of Sun Moon Wujiang, was also very itchy.

As a result, a little accident happened, the supersonic plane was too fast, and it crossed the boundary without paying attention, and Wu Yazi flew to the territory of Zhengdao Alliance, that is, to the territory of Zhao Guo.

Coincidentally, the head teacher of Zhengtian Mengwei, Taoist Xuanxuan was also testing the plane. Afterwards, the two faced each other and fought against each other with supersonic aircraft. I don't know if it is a tacit understanding between the two.

Started in the evening and fought until midnight. That is to say, the current supersonic aircraft are all made of black iron, so that they can last for so long.

Of course, the two head teachers are also strong men, and they don't care about overloading and the like.

The two supersonic planes have always maintained a supersonic state, fighting in the sky. So over the western border between Zhao and Wei, there were endless roars, the sound of planes shuttling, and even the roar of machine guns. Because the speed of the supersonic aircraft was so fast, the battle territory of the two of them was within a radius of ten thousand miles. I don't know how many people saw this battle.

Emperor Zhao raised his head, "It's so fast, it lasted for half a day in this super... super... Yes, supersonic combat, even the masters of the transformation stage can't do it. This supersonic plane has actually done it.

Ji Buxian, what do you think? "

Under the hurricane of the two masters, the combat range of the fighter jets is thousands of miles, and just now the two planes just flew over the Zhao Kingdom Palace. The roar at supersonic speed disturbed countless people in Handan, the capital of the Zhao Kingdom; naturally, it also disturbed the Zhao Kingdom Palace and the Zhao Kingdom Emperor.

Ji Buxian is Zhao Guo's Zhongshu Ling, and he can be regarded as the "prime minister".

Zhao Guo is a big country, and it did not adopt the "three publics" system of ordinary countries, but adopted a "two provinces and six ministries system".

The two provinces are Zhongshu Province and Shangshu Province. The Zhongshu Province can be regarded as the emperor's secretarial team, so the "Zhongshu Ling" who is in charge of the Zhongshu Province can be regarded as the "prime minister".

There is also Shangshu Province, which is in charge of national administration. The head of Shangshu Province, the "Shang Shuling", can be regarded as a "deputy prime minister", but he is directly responsible to the emperor and is not subject to the restraint of the "prime minister".

Shangshu Province consists of six departments:

In the Ministry of Officials, the chief official is the "Censor Doctor", who is responsible for the selection, appointment and dismissal of officials. The special point of this position is that it is directly responsible to the emperor, not to the Shang Shuling; even the royal doctor has the right to supervise all officials and impeach the "prime minister and deputy prime minister".

The Ministry of Households, the chief official is the "Shangshu of the Ministry of Households", responsible for financial affairs such as money and food, territory, land, and taxation.

In the Ministry of Rites, the chief official is the "Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials", which is responsible for the most miscellaneous, divination, sacrifice, history (historian), diplomacy, etiquette, national system, etc., are all in the scope of responsibility.

The chief officer of the Ministry of War is the "Shangshu of the Ministry of War", responsible for military affairs and public security.

The Ministry of Punishments, whose chief officer is the "Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments", can be regarded as a complex of judicial departments.

The Ministry of Industry, the chief official is the "Ministry of the Ministry of Industry", responsible for engineering, farmland water conservancy, craftsmen, labor, and merchants. The Ministry of Industry is responsible for building cities, opening roads, repairing canals, and border defense.

Such a system is more prevalent in the middle of Yingzhou. Compared with the Sangong system, the system of two provinces and six ministries is more conducive to the "centralization" of the emperor.

Ji Buxian is Zhao Guo's Zhongshu Ling and the emperor's secretary-general. So when a problem arises, the first person the emperor wants to discuss with is Ji Buxian.

In the past few days, Zhao Guo has been discussing business and industry matters—the previous cultivation conference, auction, etc., Zhao Guo sent people to participate, and even bought a lot of goods.

This discussion has been going on for three days, until it was interrupted this evening by the crazy roar of the sky. This roar is completely different from the battles between cultivators in the past, full of arrogance and wildness.

As a result, when he came out, Emperor Zhao saw two planes fighting crazily. The night could not block the Emperor Zhao's vision, and he could see the sky clearly.

The battle of this supersonic aircraft gave Emperor Zhao too much shock. Only then did he ask the "Secretary General" beside him.

Looking at the two faint trails in the sky, Ji Buxian was silent for a while before he said: "Your Majesty, I believe that from a military point of view, industry needs to be developed; commerce can be appropriately relaxed.

In short, industry and commerce can develop, but they cannot let it go. Otherwise, there will be endless troubles! "

"Oh?" Emperor Zhao turned to look at Ji Buxian, "Why are there endless troubles? According to the news we got from Anyang, the development of industry and commerce has brought about earth-shaking changes in Anyang in just four years. Anyang's The wealth has even surpassed that of my Zhao country.

If the distance is not too far, I would like to grab Anyang!

Also, aren't Qi and Jin also experimenting with industry and commerce, and the results are said to be very good. "

"Your Majesty, what you see is only on the surface!" Ji Buxian's face turned serious, "Your Majesty, if we vigorously develop industry and commerce, a new class will inevitably emerge.

If there are a large number of new classes, the old and new classes will inevitably collide.

The state of Jin experienced defeat and was too close to Anyang, so it had to carry out reforms.

Although Qi State is reforming, in fact, almost all industry and commerce in Qi State is controlled by the royal family and the old class.

The biggest advantage of industry and commerce is that it can quickly accumulate wealth and luck; but the biggest disadvantage is also here, which will lead to the expansion of the middle and lower classes of society.

Your Majesty, have you ever imagined what kind of disaster this will be? "

Emperor Zhao's complexion suddenly changed! As an emperor, he knows too well what the consequences will be if the lower levels are too inflated; at least, the power will fall to the side, and at worst, the dynasty will change!

Ji Buxian did not stop, but continued: "Your Majesty, Anyang has proved the power of industry and commerce in four years. In just four years, Anyang has gathered unimaginable wealth. Similarly, in just four years, Anyang has At least 30 merchants have upgraded their cultivation bases from the Foundation Establishment Stage to the Nascent Soul Stage.

This is only four years, how old is Anyang?

If this matter were placed in my Zhao country, what kind of great changes would it be? What kind of shock will it bring to the empire? "

The Emperor Zhao gave a shock: "Then... that's all for now?"

"No!" Ji Buxian's eyes shone with wisdom, "Industry and commerce has already started, and it is impossible to extinguish it. The development and prosperity of Anyang itself is the best advertisement. Many countries and people will definitely try it.

Therefore, we want to introduce industry and commerce, but we have to follow the example of the "Bright Star Group". Your Majesty will set up a royal group to bring all industries and commerce in the empire under His Majesty's control! "

Emperor Liu's eyes gradually brightened, "Okay! This is a good idea, it's called...Lingxiao Group!"

When he said these words, Emperor Zhao looked towards the Lingxiao Mountains in the west!

Ling Xiao, why is it called the 'Ling Xiao' Group? Ling Xiao has two meanings.

The first one is naturally its own meaning, Ling Xiao, soaring above the clouds, soaring into the sky, leading Zhao Guo to become strong and becoming the pillar of Zhao Guo.

The second one was aimed at the Lingxiao Mountains. The Lingxiao Mountains blocked Zhao Guo's development to the west. More importantly, there are two huge organizations on the Lingxiao Mountains - "Zhengtian Mengwei", one of the righteous alliances, and "Sun and Moon Boundless", one of the magic alliances.

These two organizations have become Zhao Guo's thorn in the heart! Maybe, it's time to unplug!